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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Riding by Cassia Cassitas Blog Tour, Guest Post and Giveaway

Book Description for Riding:

Amidst real events and landscapes, men and women like us wander the cities we inhabit, rehearsing happier lives in the pages of this motivational narrative. From each one, destiny took a part to make them perfect.

When he is born, Andre propels his mother's life in a new direction. His father, an executive who organizes Olympic competitions around the world and doesn't know when to come back home, strives to make him a worldly citizen. Cycling, his life acquires purpose: becoming an Olympic para-athlete.

Together with his friends, he experiences disappointments and new beginnings. A doctor that builds robots, the daughter of a lonely teenager, and a retired athlete teach André how to overcome his limits and live his dream.

Set in Curitiba with breaks in Los Angeles, Seoul, Johannesburg and Soweto, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens, Beijing and London, the narrative ends in 2012, in Rio de Janeiro.

As a tribute to all those who choose to sign the next episodes of their lives, this book is about overcoming one’s self amid achievements, obstacles, love and heroism, written behind the scenes of life.

When
I choose the name of each character of Riding, the rule was: real
people should have name and surname, secondary characters may not
have names and fictional characters deserved literary names.

Mario
was born as the youth saved by the memorable Jean Valjean:

“With
that goal in mind, more than thirty miles of underground tunnels had
been opened to support the expansion of an electric grid. This
project in particular had Mario’s attention because it reminded him
of the famous underground tunnels in Paris, through which Jean
Valjean carried a character by the name of Marius during the
Herculean effort narrated by Victor Hugo in ‘Les
Misérables’.”

As
the Victor Hugo’s Mario, the Riding’s character: leaved from his
home and his family to fight for his ideals. Both were rescued to
live a love story. Carrying disquiet in his heart, he woundered:

“How
many people - fathers and mothers - were crossing the invisible
tunnels of difficulty in order to lead their children toward a safer
future. Like trainers and coaches, how many of them had been involved
in propelling someone else to the celebrated podium of society?”

Mario
went ahead and fell in love by Elizabeth. Without words, only
feelings, she became a Jane Austen’s heroine:

“Having
spent so much time doing things, she had forgotten that she was
bigger than her acts; she was somebody. “Until
this moment, I never knew myself.”
She wondered if Jane Austen had written that for her. Heroes or
supporting characters; Jane Austen’s Elizabeths were always deep,
keen learners, women whose lucidity overflows into a reality that
others never seem to see. And that is why these characters speak
without uttering a word and act without weighing in. Yes, she
deserved that.”

Yes,
the song was right. Together they understood “the love need us two”
resulting in Andre. In land of Hercules, Mario choose his son
destiny:

“Barcelona
is a tribute to courage, Elizabeth, and that will be our baby’s
name.”

-
Hercules? She looked at her husband, surprised.

“No,
‘courage.’ It’s ‘Andres’ in Greek - so, it will be Andre,
or Andrea.”

They
are the main characters of Riding, a history of people moved by
challenges, who are determined and have plenty of energy.”

In my mind, words came in strides. They aligned themselves in arguments that were ready for combat after rebelling themselves - and that was just inkling. Where was my certainty to support the new image? And where were my emotions, with their brushes to bring color to life?"

Born in the interior of the state of Paraná, Cassia Cassitas accumulated various degrees throughout her career in Information Technology. The author of three novels, her texts convey ideas accumulated amidst the smell of coffee plantations, shoe factories, and the technology of the 20th century. These texts deal with life-altering episodes, in a path lit by a harmonious blend of memories and imagination.

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